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West Fargo Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

West Fargo Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

39,985

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.2%
5 - 17:
19.2%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
17.5%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
8.6%
Over 65 Years:
10.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.4%
5.4%
97.2%
97.2%
44.7%
44.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

West Fargo
USA
$46,528
$46,528
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

West Fargo
USA
$96,929
$96,929
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
19.4%
19.4%
10.1%
10.1%
9.5%
9.5%
9.3%
9.3%
9.2%
9.2%
8.5%
8.5%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
88.4%
88.4%
3.6%
3.6%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Norwegian
Swedish
Irish
English
Scandinavian
Polish
French
Czech
Other Subsaharan African
Russian
Italian
European
Dutch
Scottish
Finnish
Danish
Swiss
French Canadian
Syrian
41.2%
41.2%
28.7%
28.7%
8.7%
8.7%
7.5%
7.5%
4.4%
4.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
African languages
Arabic
Spanish
Other Asian languages
French
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
Scandinavian languages
Native American languages
Korean
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Tagalog
Russian
Slavic languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
93.5%
93.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born West Fargo Residents

4.7%